Read Episode 4
Mark paced the General Outpatient Department (GOPD) thoughtfully.
They had arrived RTW hospital about an hour ago and the doctors were still battling to save Lucy’s life.
He didn’t know what would be his fate if anything happened to Lucy. Everyone knew they stayed together so her noticed absence could raise an alarm in few days.
He had no one to call.
He dared not inform her parents.
“Brrrr!” Something vibrated against his body suddenly causing him to flinch.
He brought out his phone quickly and noticed it wasn’t his that vibrated.
He thrust his right hand inside Lucy’s bag quickly to bring out her phone.
Mark stared at the phone.
Iya ni wura!
Her mother was the one calling her.
He waited till the phone rang through and hurriedly placed the phone on airplane mode.
“Mr Mark!” Dr Akin called as he and his friend walked towards Mark with a serious look.
“How is she doing?” He asked as soon as he stood to meet them.
“Well, the bleeding has been controlled but she has lost a lot of blood so blood is been transfused to her presently. However, we have to pray she comes around quickly.” Dr Dayo explained.
“Thank you.” Mark said quickly as he heaved a sigh of relief.
“Hmm! Mark, honestly sometimes some people don’t come around again. Like some just pass on to the other side like that. We hope that doesn’t be like that.”
“Ha! I know she will wake up.” Mark said hopefully.
“She will. She will!” Dr Akin said.
“We’ll see you later. And please do well to settle all bills too.” Dr Dayo said as he turned to go.
“Alright Sir. I will. Thank you.”
Mark sighed as he walked towards the nursing station to ask on how to go about the bills.
The ground had become muddy,
A certain Footstep laid clear and distinct on the floor.
Mrs Beatrice Aderounmu followed the footsteps silently.
She walked for some minutes as it led her to an open arena.
She wondered where she was and what she was doing there when her eyes caught a tiny image not too far from her.
“She must be the one I’m looking for.” She said happily as she ran towards the image.
As she moved closer, the image became clearer and clearer and the person’s back view looked like a female’s to her.
She paused! The back view looked familiar to her.
She walked on, slowly this time.
The lady bent down to do something.
Whatever she was doing she did so desperately.
Mrs Aderounmu squinted her eyes and saw what the lady was doing.
She was digging a hole.
“This Child should be careful. Why dig a hole on a land like this?” She thought as she moved towards the Lady.
The Lady stopped working as she must have heard her footsteps.
She turned slowly.
The elderly woman Froze as she stared at the face in front of her.
She recognized the face but it now looked battered and wounded.
“What are you doing?” Mrs Aderounmu asked as she moved closer to the young lady.
The young lady hissed in return as she turned swiftly.
She leapt into the Hole.
“Lucy!” The woman cried out as she ran towards the hole.
She gazed inside and realized the hole was very big and dark.
She narrowed her gaze to see her clearly.
Then she saw her at what looked like the bottom of the pit.
She looked carefully to see that the Lady stood on an old net that looked very weak and like it would tear open anytime.
“That means the pit is very deep.” She said to none in particular as she looked around for anything to help the lady out.
“Help me. I’m dying.” Lucy shouted out suddenly…
“Jesus!” Mrs Aderounmu shouted out as soon as she woke up.
She rose up from her bed speedily and jumped on her feet.
Her daughter was in trouble she needed no seer to tell her that again. But what trouble it was she didn’t know.
She had been having the urge for days to speak to Lucy but the young lady was not picking up her calls.
The number was even not reachable thereafter.
She picked up her phone to check if Lucy had called back but there was nothing as such.
“Adura ya!” (Time to Pray!) She said to herself as she hurried to the Sitting Room.
Episode 6 will be dropped tomorrow.
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